Pilot initially thought missing confirmed dead after crash in wooded area in Augusta County, VA
Modified Date:
Thu, 08/28/2014 - 6:45pmAccident Date:
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Pilot Missing After F-15 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia
A pilot is missing after an Air National Guard F-15C fighter jet crashed Wednesday in Virginia's Augusta County, authorities said.
F-15 that left Mass. crashes in Virginia
The F-15C was en route to Louisiana when it went down just before 9 a.m. in Deerfield in western Virginia. Officials said they are still looking for the pilot and don't know if the pilot ejected.
Pilot Missing After Military Jet Crash in Va.
“I was laying in bed and I felt a jolt. It shook my house. I heard a big boom and a roar afterward,” Lisa Dula told NBC News. “You could see the smoke going up in the air."
AIR FORCE F-15 FIGHTER JET CRASHES IN VIRGINIA
The pilot made a report of an inflight emergency, then lost radio contact, officials said.
104th Fighter Wing commander: Search underway for F-15C pilot 'trained to do the appropriate procedures' in high-altitude ejection
In a press conference just completed at the Air National Guard base, Col. James Keefe, 104th Fighter Wing commander, said the pilot "was pretty high (altitude) when he did report the emergency." He said the pilot's last contact was at 9:05 a.m.
104th to assist in missing pilot search
According to the 104th Fighter Wing Facebook page, they will be traveling on a C-130 Hercules from the 103rd Airlift Wing, Bradley Air National Guard Base, Conn.
Mass. Air National Guard Pilot Killed in Va. Crash: Officials
Authorities have confirmed the Massachusetts Air National Guard pilot flying a military jet to New Orleans was killed in Wednesday's crash in the remote mountains near Deerfield Valley, Virginia.
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Pilot from the 104th fighter wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard missing after loud, explosive plane crash. James Keefe, a 104th Fighter Wing Commander says "Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and we are doing all we can to support them during this very difficult time."
Type: Aircraft Accident
City:
Deerfield, VACounty:
Augusta County, VAArea:
Harrisonburg, VA
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